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Robb Land

Robb Land from directly overhead

Robb Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvard Historical Soc Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49836, -71.58004

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.1 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.2 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 2.5 mi
  • Barber Land: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Pin Hill South: 0.9 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 0.9 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Native Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.3 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 6.2 mi
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.8 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 6.9 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.0 mi
  • stone pile: 7.4 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Harvard Town Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 11.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.0 mi
  • The Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 10.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Robb Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSW 216°192 m3.2 mi
Oak HillENE 69°187 m1.2 mi
Oak HillNE 52°187 m2.0 mi
Peach HillSSW 207°180 m7.1 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 211°173 m4.9 mi
Prospect HillWNW 284°171 m1.5 mi
Pond HillWNW 282°167 m6.9 mi
Powder House HillSSW 195°162 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29763982

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